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Business Administration: Financial Planning (B.S.)

The financial planning major is designed to provide students with the competencies needed to pursue successful careers in banking, government or the business world. Students with a strong background in business and finance can expect to find employment opportunities in a wide variety of business activities, such as capital budgeting, consulting, financial analysis, and a broad range of banking and financial services. Certified Financial Planner (CFP) education provider where students can sit for the CFP exam upon graduation.

Requirements

Financial Planning

FIN 310Investment & Portfolio Analysis I

3
FIN 311Investment & Portfolio Analysis II

3
FIN 322Insurance & Education Planning

3
FIN 424Retirement Planning

3
FIN 425Estate Planning

3
ACC 425Federal Taxation of Individual

3
ACC 426Federal Tax of Business Entities

3
FIN 446CFP Ethics & Financial Capstone

3

Choose one of the following:

FIN 321Introduction to Wealth Management

3
FIN 343Real Estate Investment

3
MGT 490Internship

1-3

Required Courses Business Core

ACC 224Principles of Financial Accounting

3
ACC 225Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
CIS 271Practical Computer Applications

3
ECON 203Principles of Macroeconomics

3
FIN 300Principles of Finance

3
GBUS 140Introduction to Business

3
GBUS 220Business Communications

3
GBUS 280Business Statistics

3
GBUS 303Quantitative Business Analysis

3
GBUS 315AI for Business Applications

3
GBUS 325International Business

3
GBUS 344Legal Environment of Business I

3
GBUS 420Professional Development Seminar

1
MGT 350Principles of Management

3
MKT 331Principles of Marketing

3
MGT 498Management Strategy & Policy

3

Master of Business Administration Fast Track

The WLU Fast Track is designed to connect West Liberty University undergraduate degree programs with the WLU Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate program.

Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) students can get a jump start on their MBA by taking up to 4 courses or 12 credit hours as they complete their undergraduate program, creating an efficient and attractive pathway from their bachelor’s degree to a master's degree.

Undergraduate Fast Track Admission Requirements:

  • Students must apply for conditional MBA admission through the Chair of the
    Graduate Programs (see Chair for application)
  • The Peregrine entrance exam is normally completed in the MGT498
    undergraduate capstone course
  • Students must, at a minimum, have earned a total of 75 undergraduate credit
    hours
  • Students must have, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for
    admission acceptance
  • Students can take a maximum of four graduate course replacements, graduate
    courses that count backward toward the undergraduate degree as well as
    forward toward the MBA

Fast Track Course Equivalent Lists

Financial Planning

Graduate Course
 Undergraduate Equivalent
ACC 550 Managerial Accounting Decision Analysis
 ACC 300 - 400
CIS 530 Information Technology Management
 CIS 300 - 400
ECON 520 Global Economics
 ECON 300 - 400
GBUS 525 Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
 GBUS 300 - 400
MKT 535 Integrative Marketing Management
 MKT 300 - 400
MGT 545 Human Resource Management
 Restricted MGT Elective MGT 300 - 400
MGT 560 Public & Non-Profit Management
 Restricted MGT Elective MGT 300 - 400